Stock habits that survive audits
Count on a schedule—weekly for fast movers, monthly for slow SKUs. Tie counts to the same catalog cashiers sell from.
Receiving
Record deliveries before items hit the shelf. Partial receipts are fine; mystery stock is not.
Shrinkage
Investigate large variances within 48 hours. Patterns beat one-off blame.
Reports
Review low-stock alerts before reorder day—not after you sold out.